TOPEKA BBQ SHOP KS
Rating
1584
peak 1599 · rated over 31 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2020-10-30
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#213
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.27 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 681.04 (-3.77)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.10 · weakest Brisket (168.09)
Road miles
1238
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$545K
listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.04 / 720
31 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOVE 2 Q has finished one call ahead of TOPEKA BBQ SHOP 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WOOD HOOK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has come out ahead in 17 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 13 of their 16 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 17 of 22 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 21% across 4 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 22 | 5 | 17 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Bocephus BBQ | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Cities Edge BBQ | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Cow Creek BBQ | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| Pine Tar BBQ | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 165.0856 | 172.10 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 176.5716 | 157.0856 | 169.85 | top 44% |
| Pork | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 159.4172 | 171.01 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 159.9312 | 168.09 | top 48% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 1 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 6 | 30 | 0 | top 61% | 2026-04-10 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | 2026-08-07 |
| Smoke on the Water | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | 2025-10-10 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 114 | 0 | top 36% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 189 | 0 | top 46% | 2025-11-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 95 | 0 | top 63% | 2022-09-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (32 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual (2021-06-04)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 681.04 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-10-30 — First tracked contest · Smoke in the Spring
- 📣 2021-04-09 — First call · Smoke in the Spring
- 🏆 2021-06-04 — First Grand Championship · Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual
- 🎖️ 2025-04-11 — 25th tracked contest · Smoke in the Spring
- ⭐ 2025-06-06 — Career-best overall score (702.2628) · McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual
- 📈 2025-10-10 — Peak power rating (1599) · Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual | 2021-06-04 |
| +12.6 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2022-08-26 |
| +11.7 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual | 2025-06-06 |
| +10.4 | Smoke on the Water | 2022-10-14 |
| +10.3 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition | 2022-07-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 2026-04-10 |
| -9.2 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 2023-08-12 |
| -9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -8.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 2025-04-11 |
| -5.8 | Smoke in the Spring | 2022-04-08 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 62% | 94.7% | 94% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 40% | 97.5% | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 34% | 95.5% | 94.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 94.8% | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56% | top 30% | 97% | 94.8% |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 71% | top 33% | 97.1% | 94.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 29 / 52 (678.1828) | 34 (168.5256) | 24 (171.9772) | 14 (173.1200) | 37 (164.5600) |
| 2026-06-05 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 14 / 30 (681.6116) | 11 (171.9772) | 21 (167.3944) | 12 (169.6916) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 84 / 101 (669.5884) | 59 (170.8572) | 101 (157.0856) | 54 (170.8228) | 51 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 196 / 401 (678.2400) | 230 (168.5600) | 54 (175.4172) | 267 (166.2972) | 205 (167.9656) |
| 2025-10-10 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 15 / 30 (678.7428) | 17 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5600) | 19 (167.9772) | 24 (162.2400) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 11 / 53 (698.2172) | 7 (176.5600) | 27 (170.8344) | 10 (175.4172) | 11 (175.4056) |
| 2025-06-06 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 3 / 28 (702.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 13 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (176.5828) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 66 / 92 (668.9944) | 78 (165.0856) | 69 (166.8344) | 66 (166.2516) | 34 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 189 / 444 (679.3368) | 43 (177.1428) | 303 (165.6800) | 33 (176.5828) | 348 (159.9312) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 16 / 46 (687.3372) | 22 (170.2628) | 18 (170.8344) | 25 (168.5372) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 9 / 35 (683.4632) | 13 (171.4172) | 7 (172.6288) | 14 (169.6800) | 12 (169.7372) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 272 / 487 (669.1544) | 261 (168.0000) | 351 (162.8344) | 191 (169.7372) | 192 (168.5828) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 57 / 62 (682.2172) | 37 (174.8572) | 62 (165.7144) | 28 (173.1200) | 54 (168.5256) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 60 / 90 (679.8856) | 62 (169.6800) | 81 (161.0972) | 6 (178.8572) | 45 (170.2512) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 53 / 103 (678.7544) | 52 (170.2744) | 57 (169.1200) | 43 (170.8228) | 56 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 4 / 28 (698.2288) | 9 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2744) | 3 (177.7144) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 95 / 249 (684.5260) | 55 (174.8572) | 109 (171.4172) | 55 (174.8572) | 208 (163.3944) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 137 / 505 (680.5256) | 231 (168.0000) | 91 (173.7028) | 32 (177.1428) | 324 (161.6800) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 7 / 48 (690.8116) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (172.5600) | 12 (174.2628) | 31 (165.1316) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 5 / 24 (684.4800) | 8 (170.8344) | 6 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5484) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 7 / 30 (673.2344) | 4 (174.8800) | 3 (174.2628) | 20 (160.6516) | 15 (163.4400) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 24 / 77 (683.2912) | 18 (174.2628) | 7 (176.5600) | 49 (163.9428) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 67 / 94 (664.4572) | 67 (166.2400) | 56 (167.4172) | 59 (167.3944) | 64 (163.4056) |
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS | 6 / 25 (690.7656) | 6 (173.7028) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 161 / 185 (662.8000) | 61 (173.1200) | 122 (168.5600) | 177 (159.4172) | 161 (161.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 114 / 467 (674.7540) | 30 (175.4056) | 191 (167.9772) | 223 (165.6800) | 206 (165.6912) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 18 / 46 (674.7888) | 14 (171.4056) | 30 (162.2744) | 8 (174.8688) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-09 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS | 6 / 21 (678.2288) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (164.6060) | 4 (174.2628) | 15 (160.5028) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS | 1 / 42 (698.8916) | 1 (176.5944) | 4 (174.8572) | 2 (173.7372) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 30 / 105 (686.7772) | 67 (167.3944) | 6 (176.5716) | 60 (167.9656) | 15 (174.8456) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 57 / 93 (669.6572) | 54 (168.0000) | 44 (168.5372) | 71 (164.0000) | 40 (169.1200) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #414 (344 pts) | #438 (389 pts) | #499 (334 pts) | #356 (444 pts) | #394 (409 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #372 (583 pts) | #446 (518 pts) | #451 (523 pts) | #378 (593 pts) | #425 (513 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #564 (310 pts) | #682 (255 pts) | #641 (320 pts) | #699 (235 pts) | #515 (395 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #649 (240 pts) | #712 (240 pts) | #788 (240 pts) | #542 (355 pts) | #696 (240 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #237 (947 pts) | #217 (1022 pts) | #203 (1107 pts) | #301 (817 pts) | #344 (697 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #213 (886 pts) | #188 (991 pts) | #256 (831 pts) | #181 (1016 pts) | #264 (751 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |